St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-13
A KEYHOLE CAMPAIGN.

A new factor has been developed in
politics, and it has been reserved for
brace of MarylanderS to discern the po-
tency of keyhole in conducting cam
paign. From the published statements of
I'll. G. NALL, formerly surveyor of
the port of Baltimore under Republican
administration, and EX-COngressman
WILSON, these worthless secured a
room at a Baltimore hotel which
they had ascertained adjoined the
apartment of Senator GoRMAN. There
they awaited developments, and were
rewarded, as they claim, by hearing a
conversation between the senator and
several of his trusted lieutenantS as to
the conduct of the pending campaign.
And to learn this these two specimens
applied their ears to the keyhole and
afterwards allowed Imagination to do
the rest. For no such conversation as
they allege ever took place, nor was
there any discussion of the
campaign by the Democratic man
ayers. Baltimore for years had the
name of turning out some mean politi-
clans, such as the Plug Uglies and a
days these tOughS never descended to
such low methods as these eX-Repub-
lican leaders acknowledge to have been
guilty of in the interest of reform.
Hereafter it will be necessary when a
politician travels through Maryland to
look carefully after the keyholes of the
doors of his room, and see that they are
plugged with raw cotton and that the
transomS and windows are tightly
closed. This would serve to indicate
that the combination ticket which prom
ises to accomplish so much for the well
fare of Maryland is in a pretty de-
based and desperate strait.
THE New York Herald will never forgive
President CLEVELAND for giving that inter-
view to the New York World, and besides
nominating BALLARD SMITH, the interviewer,
for vice president. Young BENEFITS paper
advises its readers to vote for FRED GRANT
tor secretary of state of New York. Its
language is as follows: "By all means vote
for Col. FRED GRANT the Republican nomi-
nee for secretary of state, the son of a
worthy sire, who was the saviour of the
Union" 1t must be borne in mind. however,
that the Herald has hitherto been singularly
fortunate in supporting candidates for local
offices who were defeated at the polls, and
there is no indication to date that it is going
to break the record. Another grievance that
the Herald cherishes against the administra-
ton is the fact that despite cablegram from
Mr.. BENNETT asking the privilege of sending
representative on the present tour of the
president it was found impossible to grant
the request, and an answer was returned to
that effect Immediately. In this connection
it is well to state that while in st. Paul re-
Gently Col. LAMONT, the presidents private
secretary, gave good excuse for not permit
ting corps of special correspondents to ac-
company the presidential party. when the
trip was being arranged" said the colonel,
Il suggested to several of the correspondents
at Washington that if they would file appli-
cations for such a courtesy 1 would see what
could be done for them. Judge of my dis
may when within two days 300 applications
were filed, and as it was utterly impossible to
discriminate it was concluded to refuse all
save the representatives of the New York
Associated Press and the United Press